Gene
SLC51B
SLC51 subunit beta
- HGNC 29956↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000186198↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 123264↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 15q22.31
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 15: 65,045,387–65,053,397 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 4 exons across 8 kb
- Protein
- 128 amino acids
- Also known as
- OSTbeta, SLC51A1BP
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000334287.3NM_178859.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How SLC51B is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 0.9 kb of the gene's 8 kb; 387 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to SLC51B
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions SLC51B can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Laboratory abnormality
- Copper accumulation in liver
- Decreased circulating chenodeoxycholic acid concentration
- Deficient in vitamin D
- Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration
- Elevated circulating aspartate aminotransferase concentration
- Elevated gamma-glutamyltransferase level
- Vitamin A deficiency
- Vitamin E deficiency
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). SLC51B gene: SLC51 subunit beta. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc51b
Dante Labs. SLC51B gene: SLC51 subunit beta [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc51b
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